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The UN is having difficulty in finding the word "peace". Drawn by Diab in the new Egyptian daily newspaper Rose El-Youssef, the name taken from the famed weekly magazine. Rose El-Youssef appeared on the newsstands on Monday. It will be published for only three months, up until Egypt's parliamentary elections in November In the Saudi-funded Asharq Al-Awsat, by Amgad Rasmi, Israel leaves the Gaza Strip

"The Jewish state as such is based on the concept of settlements. No wonder that settlers are in such an insane state of anger now that they are asked to leave." -- Nabil Zaki, Al-Akhbar

"With all due respect to Hamas I believe that it has no right to exclusively attribute the disengagement to itself." -- Makram Mohamed Ahmed, Al-Ahram

"Would Gaza turn into a big prison for Palestinians after the Israeli withdrawal?" -- Sanaa El-Said, Al-Wafd

"By exaggerating celebrations we are not only celebrating the success of an old-new Zionist plan but are also taking part in it enthusiastically and willingly." -- Emad Al-Falouji, Al-Quds

"Today while we celebrate the withdrawal of the enemy from a precious part of our land, it is our right to be proud of our martyrs and to remember their sacrifice as every inch of the land is marked with the suffering and the blood of martyrs -- men, women and children." -- Rassem Al-Moqayad, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida

"There is no backing for Sharon's "no's" except Israel's military superiority, which includes bulldozers, planes, tanks and other methods of control and destruction." -- Maher Othman, Al-Hayat